Method of forming glass articles



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METHOD oF roRMrNG amiss narrows August keaow, Toledo, ohio, assigner to The Libbey Glass Manufacturing Company, Toledo, l Ohio, a corporation oi Ohio Application July 3,y 1933, Serial No.v 678,878

This invention relates to a new and improved method of forming glass articles, and more particularly to an improved method for withdrawing initially hollow glass blanks from a pool of 5 molten glass and subsequently expanding these blanks to give the desired form to the finished hollow glass articles. An improved form of apparatus for carrying out this method is disclosed and claimed in the copending application of Kadow and Van Ness, Serial No. 678,877, filed of even date herewith.

Briefly described, thismethod consists in partially immersing a form or plunger in a pool of molten glass and controlling the temperature of the form with relation to the temperature of the glass so that a hollow glass blank of substantially predetermined thickness will be formed withinthe molten pool on the exterior of the form. Suction is applied through the form or plunger so as to draw a neck portion of the blank into a neck mold positioned adjacent the surface of the pool about the upper portion of the i plunger. As theplunger is lifted from the pool,

this neck portion assists in supporting the re-V mainder of the hollow blank, and the plunger is lifted from contact with the interior of the blank soon after its formation so that the hollow blank willbe suspended entirely from this neck pori tion. Any trailing glass is then cut away from the lower end of the blank, and .the blank is expanded to the. desired` form within a mold or` other suitable shaping device by fluid pressure applied downwardly through the upper open neck portion. The Asuspended blank is preferably rotated prior to and during this blowing operation to assistin shaping the glass article. When the blowing and cooling operations have been completed, the sectional neck'mold is opened to re'-" lease the nished glass article.

40 The principal object of this invention is tol provide an improved method oi? forming glass articles, such as briefly described hereinabove and Y disclosed more in detail in the specifications which follow.

Another object vis to provide an improved method for forming initially hollow glass blanks.

Another object is to provide an improved method for. drawing initially hollow glass blanks from a pool of molten glass.

'50- Another object is to provide en improved method `for forming an initially hollow glass blank and shaping .the entire blank to form the ilnished hollow glass article.

Other objects and advantages of this inven- -55 tion will be more apparent from the following detailed description oi the successive steps of the method as preferably carried out by certain approved forms oi` apparatus designed especially for this purpose.

In the accompanying drawings: 4 LV5 Fig. l is a side elevation ofthe assembled apparatus, with some parts broken away or in section, showing the gathering head lowered into the furnace to draw a blank of glass.

Fig. 2 is a similar side elevation of a portion 10 of the apparatus, corresponding to the` right hand portion of Fig. 1 but on a largerscale, showing the gathering head elevated and inclosed in the blow-mold. l

Fig. 3 is a partial side elevation inpartial cen- 15 tral vertical section s'hwing the spindle, gathering head and blow mold assembly in the same positions as in Fig. 2. t

AFig. 4 is a central vertical section through the. gathering head and lower portion of the spindle. 2o Fig. 5 is a: section corresponding to the lower portion of Fig. 4,'but showing the plunger in, raised position.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section, taken substantiallyl onthe line 6--6 of Fig. 4. 25 M Fig. '1 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 'i-'l of Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a central vertical section through a modied form of plunger assembly.

Q Fig. 9 is an inverted plan view of the lower end 30 portion of the plunger shown in Fig. 8.

Figs. 10 to 16 inclusive are a series of diagram- `matic views illustrating the successive glassworking operations. l

Those portions of the apparatus which are 85 more directly concerned with the glass-working operation include the furnace A which incloses and maintains the pool of molten glass from which the glass blanks arel drawn, and the 'glassworking or gathering head B which isv movable 40 into and'out of the furnace to gather the glass blanks. This head in turn comprises a gathering form or plunger C whichis immersed in the molten `pool and about which the blank is formed, and a neck mold or neck ring D in which the 45 upper portion of the blank is formed and from which the blank is supported during the blowing operations. The glass-woking head B is carried at the lower end of a rotatable spindle E, suitable means being provided for lowering and raising this spindle for the blank drawing operations, and for rotating the spindle during the blowing operation. lA cut-oft .device F is provided to sever the trailing glass from the blank after it is withdrawn from the molten pool, and 55.

an air jet device G is employed to blow this trailing glass to one side after it is cut away from the blank. The sectional blow-mold or finishing mold H is moved into position about the suspended blank, and the blank is expanded to thevdesired form within this mold, and a suitable'ftakeout mechanism indicated at K is provided for disposing of the finished glassware when released from the blow-mold.

These mechanisms will be described more in detail'hereinafter, but a brief description of the glass-working operations will rst be given referring more particularly to the diagrammatic illustrations in Figs. 10 to 16 inclusive. The glass-working head B is first lowered to substantially the position shown in Fig. 10 so that the form or'plunger C will be projected downwardly into and partially immersed in the pool I of molten glass, and the lower edge of the neck mold D will be brought adjacent the surface ofthe glass pool so that molten glass may be sucked into this neck mold to form the neck portion 2 of the glass blank. Internal passages are provided in the working head establishing vacuum connections to the neck mold for drawing glass up into thismold, as well as passages for circulating cooling water through the interior of the plunger C so that its temperature may be properly regulated relative to the temperature of the molten glass. A hollow glass blank 3 of predetermined wall thickness will be formed about the plunger and will be withdrawn from the pool as the working head is lifted as indicated in Fig. 11. 'I'he thickness of the glass blank is controlled by regulating the relative temperatures of the form or plunger C and of the molten glass and the length of time the cooled plunger remains in the glass pool and the rate of speed at which it is withdrawn from the pool, and as will be hereinafter described, means may be provided for exerting suction at different locations on the exterior of form C to assist in this glass gathering operation. Soon after the plunger and blank have been withdrawn from the pool of molten glass, the plunger C is elevated in the working head B relative to the neck mold D which supports the blank 3 so as to separate the plunger from the interior of the blank, as shown in Fig. 12, and a puff of air is admitted into the blank to slightly expand it. When the blank has been raised to a suitable height, as shown in Fig. 13, the cut-off mechanism F consisting of a pair of co-operating knives or shears operates to sever the trailing glass 4 directly beneath the bottom of the blank, this trailing glass being blown to one side of the draw-pot by the air jet device G, as will be hereinafter described. When lthe working rhead has been completely elevated to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 14, connections will be established for rotating the head and the blank 3 carried thereby, and the finishing mold or blow-mold H will be moved into position about the blank as shown in these figures. T'he still molten blank will then be expanded by internal air pressure supplied through the spindle and gathering head to form the finished glass article 5 as indicated in Fig.v15. When the blowing operation has been completed, the neck mold sections will be opened or separated so as to release the neck 2 of the article and the spindle and head B will be raised a short distance to free the plunger C from the neck portion 2 of the glass article, (all as shown in Fig. 15) after which the mold H is swung downwardly and toward the left from the position shown in Fig. 15, and at the same time the two sections of the mold are separated to release the glass article 5. When the mold has reached substantially the horizontal position shown in Fig. 16, the glass article 5 will be dropped out onto a suitable take-out mechanis'm K. The mold H is then swung to a substantially inverted position so that it will be entirely out of the way of the spindle mechanism, at which time means is applied for cooling and spraying themold sections. This cooling operation takes place while the working head B is again being lowered to gather a new blank of glass, after which the cycle of operations hereinly timed relation will only be generally referred to, a more complete disclosure of these mechansms being given in the copending application Serial No. 678.877 hereinabove referred to, wherein this apparatus is claimed.

The furnace structure indicated generally at A for supporting and containing the molten pool I may be built up as usual of refractory blocks supported by an outer metallic framework or skeleton. The furnace will ordinarily comprise a melting tank in which the molten glass is formed, and the draw-tank into which this Inolten glass flows, a portion of this tank being indicated in Fig. 1. Suitable burners may be provided, as is usual in this glass-working art, to maintain the molten glass in this draw-tank at the proper temperature. A plurality of the glass working machines hereinafter described may be positioned in rows along the sides of the drawtank, and separate portions of the` glass pool I may be partially isolated to form separate drawpots for the different machines by means of suspended partitions 6, and adjustable curtain blocks 1 which form the rear walls of the drawpots. The top of each draw-pot or inclosure is completely closed by the roof 8 except for the draw opening 9 through which the working head B-is projected downwardly to the gathering position shown in Fig. 1.

The glass-working machine or unit is mounted on a carriage indicated generally at M' which is supported by wheels I0 movable on rails II mounted on the horizontal frame beams I2. The ends of the beams I2 remote from the furnace are pivotally mounted at I3 on upright posts I4, the ends of the beamsvlZ adjacent the furnace being supported on beams or posts I5 by means of the adjustable jack devices I6 so that the elevation of the machine may be adjusted to compensate for changes in the level of the glass pool I. The entire machine may be moved back along the rails II when not in service, or when repairs or adjustments are to be made, but when in operating position as shown in Fig. l, the carriage is locked in place by the adjustable positioning means indicated generally at I1.

'I'he assembly of cams and gears indicated generally at N is continuously rotated by the motor I8 through gearing indicated generally at I9. 'I'he cam assembly N actuates substantially all oi.' the moving parts of the apparatus in properly timed relation to one another through intermediate connections which will not be herein de- Vas scribed in detail, but which are disclosed `in my copending applicationhereinabove referred to.

The spindle E which carries the glass-working head B at its lower end is rotatably mounted in a spindle carriage adjustably mounted on the rack 2| which is vertically movable in suitable slideways in the carriage frame. The gear 22 meshing with this rack 2| (see Fig. 3) is rotated at suitable times and speeds and in the proper direction by the actuating mechanism N so as to lower and raise. the working head B for the blankgathering operation, and to permit suitable dwells when the working head is lowered to gather the blank and when the head is elevated and the blowing operation is taking place.

The several operating iluids used in this process (low-pressure air, high-pressure air, vacuum, and cooling water) are conducted to and from the machine through the looped conduits indicated generally at 23 (Fig. l). One of these conduits also carries the electric wiring for` supplying power to the motors. The valved distributing head 24 positioned on the carriage is connected through the hinged conduits 25 with a distributing head 25 positioned at the upper end of rack 2|. The working iluids are conducted from distributing head 25 to the several passages in the rotatable spindle E (as hereinafter described) through the conduitconnections indicated generally at 21.

The rotatable spindle E comprises a of nested tubes 28, 29, 3|i'and 3|. The outermost tube 3| is the supporting shell which suspends the head B and neck mold D, the shell being rotatably supported in the spindle carriage 20 as indicated at 32. The inner group of tubes 28, 29 and 39 are slidable vertically within the outer tubes or shell 3| (by means of a pump mechanism mounted in the upper portion ofthe spindle structure and operated by high-pressure air) sofas to elevate the plunger or form C with relation to the neck mold D and detach the plunger from contact with the interior of the glass' blank 3 (see Fig. 12). 'I'he ltube 39 has a slidable ilt directly within the outer shell 3| but is preferably keyed thereto to rotate therewith, and is threaded at its lower end 33 into the head 34 of the plunger C. The next inner tube 29 is spaced from tube 30 by the spider 35 so as to provide an intermediate annular passage 35 serving asthe conduit for the pressure air and vacuum which are supplied to the neck mold D and the blank-forming element C. The lower end of pipe 29 is secured in head 34 by the pipe threads 31. The innermost tube 28 is spaced from tube 29 by spider 38 so as to provide an intermediate passage 39, the cooling water, for the plunger'C flowing down 'through tube 28 into the interior of the plunger or form and then flowing out through the annular pas-- sage 39. The form C is hollow so as to provide an interior chamber 40 into which the cooling water flows through the downwardlysprojecting end portion 4| of tubeA 29 provided with` the adiustable extension sleeve 42 screwed onto the lower end portion of the tube. The water in.

chamber. 40 is displaced upwardly by the incoming water and is forced out of the spindle through annular passage 3 9. It is essential that the plunger C (which has an exterior conformation designed in accordance with the desired interior form and size of the glass blank 3) be maintained at such a temperature relative to the temperature of the molten glass that the glass will not be unduly chilled, but at the same time will not permanently adhere to the outer surface of plurality the form. These temperature conditions are are rived at by designing the form C of a suitable metal and giving the form a suitable wall thiekness, and the temperature maintained in different portions of the plunger may be varied 5 somewhat by adjusting the position of the extension sleeve 42 on the water inlet tube 28. The temperature of the glass blank is also regulated by adjusting the time that the plunger C remains in direct contactwlth the interior of the 10 blank before being raised to the position shown in Fig. 12 where it is out of contact with the blank. The neck-mold or neck-ring D comprises apair of similar half sections 43 which are adapted to 15 be moved horizontally toward and from one another, and when closed together about the head 34 of form C the lower portions of the neck-ring inclose the annular recess 2 about the upper portion of form C into which the neck portion of the 20 blank is drawn. 'This recess 2 is so formed as to give the desired nished form to the lneck of the glass article, as here shown a spiral thread 44 beingformed inv the wall of the neck-ring so as to cast a similar. thread on the neck of the glass 25 article. Each half-section 43 of the neck-mold is mounted in a cage or housing 45 which is secured to and suspended from T-shape slides 45 mounted in similar shaped slideways 41 formed in the lower surface of the supporting'block 48 which 30 is xedly mounted on the outer sleeve or shell 3| of the spindle assembly. At each side of the gathering head, a. pair of similar levers 49 are each intermediately pivoted on the cylindrical outer portions of screw bolts mounted in the 35 supporting block 48' and shell 3|, the lower arm 5I of each lever engaging in a slot 52 in one of the slidable housings 45. The upper arms 53 of the two levers are connected by links 54 with a central clevis 55 thus forming a toggle. It -will now be 40 apparent that if the clevis 55 is forceddownwardly this toggle will serve to spread the upper arms 53 of the two levers and force the lower arms 5| toward one another so as toflrmly hold the neckmold in closed posiiton about the head 34 of the 45 gathering form or plunger C. On the other hand, if the clevis 55 is drawn upwardly, lthe lower arms 5| of the two levers will be Vspread apart so as to slide the housings 45 away from one another (see Fig. l5) thus opening the neck-mold and releasing the formed neck portion of the Iglass article 5.

The two clevises 55 at the opposite sides 'of the spindle .are connected by bolts 55 with the lower collar portion 51 of a; sleeve 58. This collar portion 51 slides on the outer surface of tube 3|, and the inner end portions 59 of the bolts 55 project into vertical slots 59 formed in tube 3| so as to limit the vertical movements of the sleeve 58 and also to prevent relative rotation between the 60v sleeveand tube. The main upper portion of sleeve 58 is spaced outwardly from the .tube 3| and slides at its upper end over an annular collar 5| secured by screw-bolts 52 to the tube 3|, an

expansion spring 53 being housed betweenthe 65 sleeve and tube and abutting at its upper and lower ends against the collars 5| and 51 so as. to

` normally force the sleeve 55 downwardly and spring 51 which surrounds sleeve 58 and bears at its opposite ends against the lower end of the sleeve portion 68 of the gear and a collar 69 projecting outwardly from the lower portion of sleeve 58. When the working head is elevated to the blowing position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, this gear 64 moves into mesh with a constantly rotating gear (not here shown). The upper edges oi.' the teeth on gear 64 and the lower edges of the teeth of the gear with which it meshes are beveled as indicated at 10 to facilitate engagement, and the spring 61 permits the 'gear 64 to yield downwardly in case the gears do not immediately mesh with one another. n

A lever 1I mounted on horizontal shaft.12 (see Fig. 3) carries a roller 13 which is adaptedt be swung up into engagement with the lower surface of gear 64 so as to elevate this gear relative to the spindle, against the resistance of-,spring 63 and thereby lift the sleeve 58 and clevises 55 and open the neck mold D. The shaft 12 is oscillated by means oi suitable cam mechanism so that the neck-mold will be opened after the blowing operation is completed, as shown in Fig. 15. At the time the spindle is lowered to gather another blank of glass, the lever 1I is swung down out of the way of the spindle mechanism as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

Guide means is provided for properly centering the working head and holding it rotatably in proper position when the spindle is` raised to the blowing position as shown inFlg. 3. For this purpose a cylindrical drum14 which is fixed about the upper portion of the working head B engages between a plurality of guide rollers 15 rotatably mounted in a iixed portion of the machine carriage. In the present example there are three of these guide rollers, only one of which is shown in Fig. 3.

Referring again to Figs. 4, 5 and 7, an annular passage 16 in the exterior surface of head 84 of plunger C communicates through a passage or passages 11 with the chamber 18 in the head 84 into which leads the passage 39 in the spindle through which the pressure air or vacuum connections are made.I There is a slight clearance at 19, below the annular passage 16, and the lower portion of the head is of reduced diameter at 88. The collar 8| at the lower end of the head, which rests upon the neck-ring sections when the plunger is lowered, is slightly cut away at interf' vals as indicated at 82 in Fig. 1. When the neckring .sections are closed about the head 34 and the plunger is lowered, there is sufficient clearance at 16, 19, 88 and 82 between the plunger head and the neck-ring opening 2 so that suction may be exerted in this recess 2 to draw molten glass up into the neck-ring when the gathering head ls lowered to the position shown in Fig. 10. When the plunger C is raised as shown in Figs. 5 and 12, pressure air may be forced through these passages and about the plunger to expand the blank 3.

The gathering form C shown in Figs. 8 and 9 is essentially the same as the one heretofore described, With the addition of means for exerting suction at the lower tip and also at the sides of the plunger to assist in holding the glass blank to the iorm and preventing the blank from sagging away during the drawing operation. A conduit connection 83 leads from the fluid supply chamber 18 in the plunger head to a plug 84 mounted in the lower end of the plunger.v Branch passages 85 and 86 in this plug lead to a plurality'of small ports 81 in the lower surface of the plug so that suction may be exerted at a plurality of spaced points. The openings 81 are too small to permit the molten glass to be drawn thereinto. Suction may also be exerted at selected locations along the side walls of the form C' by cutting thin ver- 5 tical slots 88 at spaced locations in the side wall, each of these slots being connected by a passage 89 with the upper suction chamber 18.

'I'he cut-oi mechanism F is supported by the adjustable rods or bolts 88 from a portion 9| of 10 the carriage frame so as to be positioned directly above the upper end of the draw opening 9 in the roof of the draw-tank. This mechanism comprises a pair of knives or shears which are adapted to be opened and closed by thelink 93 15 which is operated'by a portion of the cam mechanism N. The knives are preferably internally water cooled. When the spindle is lowered, the knives are separated or opened, and whenA the spindle is elevated the knives close together di- 20 rectly beneath the blank 3 to cut .off the trailing glass 4, as shown in Fig. 13. The air-jet device G which is mounted in a passage 93, in the front wall of the furnace structure A is connected through conduit 94 with a valve in the distribut- 25 ing head 24 on the carriage; This valve will be opened momentarily just after the cut-olf operation so that a blast of air from the device G will blow the trailing glass 4 to one side of the drawpot so that this glass, which has been partially 3o chilled by the drawing operation, will not be directly beneath the plunger when it is again lowered into the tank to draw the next blank.

The blow-mold H comprises a bottom section 95 and a pair of similar side sections 96 and 91 which 35 are adapted to be swung away from each other (see Fig. 16) so as to open the mold. The mold is supported from the pivotal axis 98 so that it Ymay be swung from the opened and inverted position shown in Fig. 1 to the closed and operative 40 position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, in which position it will be centered beneath the glass-working head B so that the blank 3 may be expanded within the mold H as indicated in Figs. 14 and 15. The mold is swung about the axis 98 from its 45 operative to its inoperative position and vice versa, and the mold sections are opened and closed by a rack and pinion mechanism indicated generally at 99 and operated from certain cams in the operating unit N. 50

The take-out mechanism K comprises a pan or chute which will be positioned horizontally beneath the mold when the mold is swung down from the operative position shown in Fig. 15 to the horizontal position shown in Fig. 16. At this 55 time the mold sections 8,6 and 91 will have been separated far enough to permit the nished glass article 5 to drop out onto the take-out chute which is subsequently tipped up to slide the glass articleout into any suitable receiving means. 60

Means (not here disclosed in detail) are provided for spraying the mold sections when swung back to the inverted position shown in Fig. l, and means are also provided for directing streams of cooling air against several different portions of 85 the glass-handling elements during the gathering and blowing operations. Such mechanisms are disclosed in detail in'the copending apparatus application hereinabove referred to..

It is believed that the general operation of this 70 mechanism should now be apparent, but by way of rsum the consecutive operations taking place through one complete cycle of operation will now be briefly described. It will be understood that cooling water ilows continuously through the 75 plunger C and the spindle, and also through the cut-olf knives 92. It will be assumed that a blowing operation has just been completed and one of the glass articles has been finished within the 5 blow-mold as lshown in Fig. 15. Prior to this time Athe spin e-assembly had been locked in its elevated position, although the spindle E is rotating.l The lever H is now swung up to lift the gear64 and open tlhe neck mold, and the spindle assembly is now unlocked and is moved up a short distance so as to release the plunger from the finished glass article (as shown in Fig. and the blow-mold H starts to swing down. The neck-mold operating lever il is now swung 15 V'down to permit the neck-mold to close and the' spindle moves down so as to lower the gathering 2 headv D through opening 9 into the draw-tank. The cut-off knives F are opened to permit the spindle mechanism to pass downwardly and the plunger C is lowered within the gathering head into engagement with the neck-mold D, as shown in Fig. 4. As the spindle moves downwardly, the mold H is swung back and opened to release the finished glass article onto rthe take-out chute K which then swings up to discharge the article. When the gathering head reaches its extreme lowered position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 10, with the plunger immersed in the molten pool, it

y dwells for a short time andthe glass immediately adjacent the plunger C is chilled to form the body of the blank and the vacuum valve is opened to cause glass to-be sucked up into the neck-mold and also to assist in the blank-gathering operation. The spindle then starts up and soon thereafter a valve is opened to admit air under high pressure to the plunger elevating mechanisml within the spindle, .which withdraws the plunger from the blank as shown in Figs. 5 andy 12, the

Vplunger remaining in this elevated position during the remainder of the cycle. When the head B reaches the proper elevation, the cut-oi mechanismv F is operated to sever the trailing glass 4, and the air-jet device G is operated to dispose of this trailing glass. Atabout this time certain valves in the distributing head 24 are successively opened and closed yto admit puffs of air into the suspended blank to partially expand it. During this portion of the cycle the spraying mechanism has been operating'on the inverted and opened blow-mold H. 'I'his spraying mechanism is particularly adapted for use with pastemolds but is also for the function of cooling the molds between successive blowing operations. As the spindle and gathering head reaches its upper position, the gear 64 on the glass-working head moves into engagement with the4 constantly rotating driving gear to cause a continuous rotation ofthe suspended glass blank, which rotation continues through the blowing operation. If paste-molds are not used, the blank-rotating mechanism may be disconnected or dispensed with. After the spindle and working head has reached this raised position it is locked against vertical movement during the comparatively long dwell while the blowing operation is taking place, and the blow-mold H is swung up and closed about the blank with the upper end of the blow-mold in operative engagement with the lower surface of the neck-mold, as shown in Fig. 3. A valve is now opened to admit low pressure air through the spindle and glass-working head to the interior of the blank 3 to expand the blank to form within the blow-mold. This completes one cycle of operations, and this cycle of operations will now be repeated as enumerated hereinabove.

A By suitable changes or adjustment in the spindle raising and lowering mechanism, the time during which plunger C dwells in themolten pool, and the rate of speed at which it is withdrawn therefrom can be varied as desired to ef- 5 fect the thickness of the glass blank. The plunger may be partially withdrawn from the pool at one speed and the withdrawal completed at'a slower speed to provide a thicker wall on the lower portion of the blank. The plunger` may 10 also be redipped or partially redipped in the pool to add to the thickness ofA the blank.

It will be noted that the glassworking operation itself is quite simple, there being only one neck-mold and one blow-mold used. There is 15 no transfer of the original glass blank from one mold to another, the neck of the article being originally formed in the neck-mold during the blank-gathering operation. The main portion of the initially hollow glass blankl is formed di- 20 rectly on the exterior surface of the immersed plunger C, and this plunger is immediately thereafter withdrawn from the blank so that the hollow blank will be suspended freely from 1 the neck-mold D. Thisinitially hollow blank is 25.

theninclosed in the blow-mold and expanded to finished form. No portion of the original glass blank is cut-off or discarded (with the exception of the small string of trailing glass 4 which is returned directly to the furnace), the entire blank 30 being utilized to form the finished glass article.

I claim:

1. The method of forming hollow glass articles which comprises partially projecting a gathering tool into a mass of molten glass and with- 35 drawing it therefrom, exerting suction through the tool and controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and tool to form a blank on `the exterior of the submerged portion having a neck within the tool, the blank below the neck 40 portion being conned only by the surrounding molten glass of the pool withdrawing the tool from the pool with the blank thereon, and applying internal fluid pressure through the' tool vto expand the blank while supported from the 45 tool by the neck.

2. The method of forming hollow glass articles which comprises partially projecting a gathering tool into a mass of molten glass and withdrawing it therefrom, exerting suction through' the 50 tool and controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and to'ol to form a blank on the exterior of the submerged portion having a neck within the tool, the blank below the neck portion being confined only by the surrounding'molten 55 glass of the poolwithdrawing the tool from the pool with the blank thereon, and separating the p blank from the tool except for the neck portion by which the blank is suspended and then shaping the blank. 60

3. The method of forming hollow glass articles which comprises partially projecting a gathering tool into a mass of molten glass and withdrawing it therefrom, exerting suction through the tool and controlling the relative tempera- 65 I tures of the glass and tool to form a blank on the exterior of the submerged portion having a l,

4. The method of forming hollow glass articles comprising gathering a hollow blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness by dipping a gathering form into a mass L molten glass, controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and the gathering form whereby the blank is gathered and formed upon the exterior surface of the submerged form from the adjacent molten glass of the mass surrounding the submerged form, withdrawing the blank from the glass mass and expanding the blank to final form by internal pressure.

5. The method of forming hollow glass articles comprising gathering a hollow blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness by dipping a gathering form into a mass of molten glass, controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and the gathering form whereby the blank is gathered and formed upon the exterior surface of the submerged form from the adjacent molten glass of the mass surrounding the submerged form and expanding the blank to ilnal form by fluid pressure applied through the open upper end of the blank.

6. The method of forming a hollow glass blank of substantially predetermined wall thickness by dipping a gathering form into a mass of molten glass, exerting suction through the form, and controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and the gathering form whereby the blank is gathered and formed upon the exterior surface of the submerged form from the adjacent molten glass of the mass surrounding the submerged form.

7. The method of forming hollow glass articles comprising gathering a hollow blank of substantially predeterminedl size and wall thickness by dipping a gathering form into a mass o! molten 'glass-exerting suction through the form, controlling the relative temperatures oi' the glass and the gathering form whereby the blank is gathered and formed upon the exterior surface of the submerged form from the adjacent molten glass of the mass surrounding the submerged form,

`and expanding the blank to ilnal form by iluid pressure applied through the open upper end of the blank.

8. The method of forming hollow glass articles comprising gathering a hollow blank of substantially predeterminedsize and wall thickness by dipping a gathering form into a mass of molten glass, successively applying suction and fluid pressure through the iorm, and controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and gathering form whereby the blank is gathered on the exterior surface of the submerged form from the adjacent molten glass of the mass surrounding the submergedform, and then expanded to final form.

9. The method of forming hollow glass articles comprising gathering an initially hollow blank by partially submerging a gathering form in a mass of molten glass, controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and form, and applying suction through the form whereby a blank is formed from the surrounding molten glass on the exterior of the submerged portion of the form and a neck portion ot the blank is drawn into the upper portion oi' the form, withdrawing the form and blank from the glass mass, and expanding the blank to ilnal shape by pressure applied through the gathering form.

10. 'I'he method of forming hollow glass articles comprising gathering an initially hollow blank by partially submerging a gathering form in a mass of molten glass, controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and form and applying suction through the form whereby a blank is formed from the surrounding molten glass on the exterior of the submerged portion of the form and a neck portion of the blank is drawn into the upper portion of the form, withdrawing the form and blank from the glass mass, and expanding the blank to nal shape by iluid pressure applied through the gathering form.

ll. The method of forming hollow `glass articles comprising gathering an initially hollow blank by partially submerging a gathering form in a mass of molten glass, controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and form and applying suction through the form whereby a blank is formed from the surrounding molten glass on the exterior of the submerged portion of the form and a neck portion of the blank is drawninto the upper portion of the form, withdrawing the form and blank from the glass mass, removing the trailing portion of the blank, and expanding the blank to nal shape by iluid pressure applied through the gathering forrn.

l2. The method of forming hollow glass articles comprising gathering an initially hollow blank by partially submerging a gathering form in a mass of molten glass, controlling the relativev temperatures oi' the glass and form and applying suction through the form whereby a blank is formed from the surrounding molten glass on the exterior of the submerged portion of the form and a neck portion of the blank is drawn into the upper portion oi' the form, withdrawing the form and blank from the glass mass, withdrawing the lower portion of the form from contact with the interior of the blank and expanding the blank to final shape by fluid pressure applied through the gathering form.

13. 'I'he method of forming hollow glass arti- 40 cles comprising gathering an initially hollow blank by partially submerging a gathering form in a7 mass of molten glass, controlling the relative temperatures of the glass and form and applying suction through the form whereby a blank is formed from the surrounding molten glass on the exterior of the submerged portion of the form and a neck portion of the blank is drawn into the upper portion of the form, withdrawing the form and blank from the glass mass, withdrawing the lower portion of the form from contact with the interior of the blank, removing the trailing portion of the blank, and expanding the blank to final shape by fluid pressure applied through the gathering form.

14. The method of forming hollow glass articles which comprises partially projecting a gathering form into a mass of molten glass, controlling the temperature of the form and applying suction through the form whereby a hollow blank under pressure applied through the gathering form, and then expanding the blank to iinal shapewithin a mold by iluid pressure applied through the gathering form while the blank is still suspended by the initially Vforxnedneck portion.

15. .The method of forming hollow glass artiaoaaosi cles which comprises partially projecting a gathering form into a mass of molten glass, controlling the temperature of the `form and applying suction through the form whereby a hollow blank is -formed from the surrounding molten glass on the exterior surface of the submerged portion of the form and a neck portion of the blank is drawn into an upper portion of the form, withdrawing the form and blank from the glass mass, withdrawing the lower portion of the form from contact with the interior of the suspended blank, removing' the trailing glass from the blank, partially expanding the blank by puffs of fluid under pressure applied through the gathering form, and then expanding the blank to final shape within a mold by fluid pressure applied through the gathering form while the blank is still suspended by the initially formed neck portion.

16. The method of forming an initially hollow glass blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness which consists in internally chilling a portion of the glass within a molten pool of glass, the chilled portion being confined only by the surrounding molten glass and having an open upper endat the surfaceof the pool, sucking glass upwardly from the pool to form a neck portion on the upper end'of the blank directly above 4the uppersurface of the pool, and then lifting the blank from the pooland suspending the blank by means f the neck portion.

17. The method of forming an' initially hollow glass blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness which consists in projecting an internally cooled `gathering plunger having'a neck mold surrounding the upper portion thereof downwardly into a pool of molten glass so as to bring the neck mold adjacent the surface of the pool, the blank being formed about the plunger beneath the surface of the pool and confined only by the surrounding molten glass, sucking glass upwardly fromthe poolinto the mold to form a neck *portion on the yblank adjacent the surface of the pool, elevating the plunger and mold, the blank being lifted from the pool and suspended by the neck portion, and lifting the plunger from contact with the blank.

18. The method of forming an initially hollow 4glass blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness which consists in projecting -an internally cooled gathering plunger downwardly into apool of molten glass, applying suction through the plunger, the blank being formed about the plunger beneath the surface of the pool and coniined only by the surrounding molten glass, and withdrawing the plunger and blank from the pool.d

19. The method of forming an initially hollow glass blank of substantially predetermined size and wall.' thickness which consists in projecting glass blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness which consists in projecting an internally cooled gathering plunger downwardly into a pool of molten glass, applying suc- Ition through the plunger, the blank being formed about the plunger beneath the surface of the pool and coniined only by the surrounding molten glass, forming a neck portion on the blank adjacent the surface of the pool, withdrawing the plunger andblank from the pool, the blank being suspended by the neck portion, and withdrawing i the 'plunger from the blank. n

21. The method of forming hollow glass articles which consists in internally chilling a portion of the glass within a pool of molten glass so as to form an initially hollow glass blank of subn stantially predetermined size and wall thickness, 1o

the blankbeing confined only by the surrounding molten glass, forming a neck portion on tne blank adjacent the surface of the pool, withdrawing the blank from the pool and suspending the blank by means of the neck portion, and then expanding the blank to the desired form by fluid pressure applied internally through the neck.

22. The method of forming hollow glass articles which consists in internally chilling a portion of the glass within a pool of molten glass so. as to forman initially hollow glass blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness, the blank being coniined only by the surrounding molten glass, forming a neck portion on the blank adjacent the surface of 'the pool. with- 25 drawing the blank from the pool and suspending the blank by lmeans of the neck portion, and then expanding the blank to the desired form within a shaping device by uid pressure applied internally through the neck. 30

23. The m'ethod of forming hollow glass articles which consistsl in projecting an internally cooled gathering plunger downwardly into a pool of molten glass, forming an initially hollow glass blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness about the submerged plunger, the blank being conned only by the surrounding molten "glass, forming a neck on the blank adjacent the surface of the molten pool, withdrawing the plunger and blank from the pool, the blank 40 yheilig suspended by the neck portion, withdrawing the plunger from the blank, and expandingv 'the blank to the desired form by fluid pressure applied internally through the neck portion.

24. The method of forming houow glass arucles which consists in projecting an internally cooled gathering plunger downwardly into a pool of molten glass, forming an initially hollow glass blank of` substantially predetermined size and wall thickness about the submerged plunger, the blank being confined only by the surrounding molten glass, forming a neck on the-blank adjacent the surface of the molten pool, withdrawing the plunger and blank from.' the pool. the blank `55 y being suspended by the neck portion, withdrawing the plunger from the blank, and expanding the blank to the desired form within a shaping device by fluid pressure applied internally through the neck portion.

25. The method of forming hollow glass articles which consists in projecting an internally cooled gathering plunger downwardly into a pool of molten glass, forming an initially hollow glass blankof substantially predetermined size and wall thickness about the submerged plunger, the blank being confined only by the surrounding molten glass, forming a neck on the blank adjacent the surface of the molten pool, withdrawing the plunger and blank from the pool, the blank being suspended by the neck portion, severing the trailing glass from the bottom of the blank, withdrawing the plunger from `the blank, and ex- .pending the blank to the desired form by iluid pressure applied internally through the neck portion. f

26. The method of forming hollow glass ar ticles which consists in projecting an internally cooled gathering plunger downwardly into a pool of molten glass, applying'suction through the plunger and forming an initially hollow glass blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness about the submerged plunger, the blank being confined only by the surrounding molten glass, forming a neck on the blank adjacent the surface of the molten pool, withdrawing the plunger and blank from the pool, the blank being suspended by the neck portion, withdrawing the plunger from the blank, and expanding the blank to the desired form by uid 'pressure applied internally through the neck portion.

27. 'I'he method of forming hollow glass articles which consists in projecting an internally cooled4 gathering plunger downwardly into aipool of molten glass, applying suction through the plunger and forming an initially hollow glass blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness about the submerged plunger, the blank being confined only by the surrounding molten gia-ss, forming a neck on the blank adjacent the surface of the molten pool, withdrawing the plunger and blank from the pool, the blank being suspended by the neck portion, severing the trailing glass from the bottom of the blank, withdrawing the plunger from the blank, and expanding the blank to the desired form by fluid "surrounding molten glass of the pool, simultanepressure applied internally through the neck portion. l

28. The method of forming an initially lhollow glass blank which consists in rapidly chilling from within that portion of the glass within a pool of 5 molten glass immediately surrounding a submerged form so as to form within the pool a blank of substantially predetermined size and' wall thickness which is confined only by the l0 ously lifting glass from the pool to form an, upper open end portion on the blank above the surface of the pool, then lifting this upper end portion to withdraw the hollow blank from the 'pool and suspend the blank, and lifting the form 15 from contact with the blank through the open upper end portion of the blank.

29. The method of forming a hollow glassr blank of substantially predetermined size and wall thickness, the blank being closed at its sides and 20 bottom but open at its upper end, which consists in chilling from within that portion of the glass within a pool of molten glass immediately surrounding a partially submerged form, the chilled portion being confined only by thesurrounding 25 molten glass of the pool, the upper open end of the blank being formed adjacent the upper surface of the pool, lifting the blank from the pool and suspending the blank by means of the upper open end portion, and lifting the form from lcon- 30 tact with the blank'through the open upper end of the suspended blank. y

AUGUST KADOW. 

